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Seattle is way, way cheaper, the people seem nice to me, and we've had like 9 months of sun, so much so that we were declared officially in drought. Just sayin
by vessenes 11y ago
Seattle is way, way cheaper, the people seem nice to me, and we've had like 9 months of sun, so much so that we were declared officially in drought.
Just saying. Might not be Seattle that's the problem.
As to traffic, I commute via boat, which is rad, since there are dolphins and orcas sometimes. Seriously!
- seanmcdirmid 11y agoBainbridge Island is cheating :) Seattle is still quite affordable, especially where startups tend to have their offices (in boring east side office parks).
- WalterSear 11y agoBainbridge island, where green bell peppers are $4 each.
- balls187 11y agoBainbridge Island where Orange is greater than Green.
- yid 11y agoNot to mention the lack of state income tax...
- aaronbrethorst 11y agossh! You're not supposed to tell!
- vessenes 11y agoTime honored trope for PNW residents: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keep_the_Bastards_Out https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keep_the_Bastards_Out Every few years these Californians muck everything up with their SF equity turned into bidding wars, and their fancy cars and stuff.
- seanmcdirmid 11y agoToday we substitute Californians with Chinese, but same old same old. I'm a Seattlite living in Beijing, and you don't see me messing with their real estate market (I wouldn't go near it with a 10 foot pole).
- santaclaus 11y agoReminds of the anti-California stickers that went up around Portland: http://www.oregonlive.com/front-porch/index.ssf/2015/09/no_californians_stickers_being.html http://www.oregonlive.com/front-porch/index.ssf/2015/09/no_c... Stickers, that'll keep 'em out!
- meej 11y agoAlso https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesser_Seattle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesser_Seattle
- yazaddaruvala 11y agoAgreed! Seattle is awesome, but please don't move here!
- serge2k 11y agoIt smells there too. And roving gangs will steal your teeth
- hwstar 11y agoNow, if Washington state would only ban noncompetes like California... Until more states ban noncompete contracts, I'll be staying in California.
- scott_karana 11y agoYou realize that you could, you know, get a Seattle job that didn't have a non-compete?
- hwstar 11y agoMaybe if you beat the bushes hard enough. The companies offering positions without non-competes are going to be rare as the employers labour law council will include it if they can get away with it. It will also very likely be non-negotiable and the documents you get on your first day of employment will be offered up as "sign or be fired". It's much better for the employee if there is legislation prohibiting non-competes as you can choose any employer to work for.
- scott_karana 11y agoI agree. Legislation is just one step, and refusing to take jobs with non-competes is another. Unions or advocacy groups are a potential third, too.